external
External can refer to outward features. External is also used as adjective, with meanings including happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface.
Length
8
Scrabble
15
WWF
17
Starts
EX
Ends
NAL
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “EXTERNAL” Mean?
/ɛksˈtɝnəl/
external has 5 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
4 senseshappening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
“the external auditory canal”
“external pressures”
coming from the outside
“extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph”
“relying upon an extraneous income”
“disdaining outside pressure groups”
Synonyms
from or between other countries
“external commerce”
“international trade”
“developing nations need outside help”
Synonyms
purely outward or superficial
“external composure”
“{'source': 'A.R.Gurney,Jr.', 'text': 'an external concern for reputation'}”
Noun
1 senseoutward features
“he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion”
Synonyms for EXTERNAL
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
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Definition
happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
Length
8 letters
Starts With
E
Ends With
L
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
E, X, T, E, R, N, A, L
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★EXTERNAL can be valuable in Scrabble because it includes a high-impact letter. Look for premium squares and parallel plays.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆EXTERNAL is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆EXTERNAL can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆EXTERNAL contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
X
Letter Pattern
ABCADEFG
CV Pattern
VCCVCCVC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
EX, XT, TE, ER, RN, NA, AL
Trigrams
EXT, XTE, TER, ERN, RNA, NAL
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